Sled-runner connecting-bench.



O. PEARSON.

SLED RUNNER CONNECTING BENCH.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1915.

1,1 86,825 Patented June 13, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 00., WASHINGTON, D c

0. PEARSON.

SLED RUNNER CONNECTING BENCH.

APPLICATION mm FEB. 26. 1915.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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lim/ memo Mod/0W THE COLUMBIA Puwouzum co.. WASHINGTON D c OTTOPEARSON, OF MOUNT JEWETT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SLED-RUNNER CONNECTING-BENCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO PEARSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing" at Mount Jewett, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sledltunner Connecting-Benches; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sleds and more particularly to hand or coasting sleds.

The main object of the invention is to provide an improved sled which may be assembled and all of the parts connected with out the use of any rivets or similardetachable fastening elements, thereby greatly cheapening the construction of the sled.

Another object of the invention isto provide simple and efficient means for securing the runner supporting knees or standards to a sled top or body. v

Another object is to provide a simply constructed and efficient cross bar for connecting the front ends of the side bars or arms of the sled top without the use of rivets.

Another object is to provide improved means for connecting the rear ends of the runners to the sled top. 1

lVith the above and otherobjectsin View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully describecl and claimed and shown in the-draw ings wherein Figure l is a side elevation of a sled equipped with these improvements; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section thereof; Fig. 3 is abottom plan view thereof; Fig. 4 is a detail top plan view of the front portion of the sled; Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the plates constituting the cross bar of the bench arranged in juxtapositionready for assembling; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the one-piece runner, standards, and. cross bars; Fig. 8 is a detail side elevation showing a slightly different form of bench; Fig. 9 is a transverse section thereof taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudinal sectiontakenon the line 1010 cf F ig. 9,

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed February 26, 1915. Serial No. 10,771.

and Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of the blank from which the cross bar or bench shown in Figs. 8 to 10 is formed.

In the embodiment illustrated a sled is shown having a one-piece wooden top 1, although it is obvious that it may be constructed of a plurality of connected pieces or slats if desired. This top 1 has two forwardly projecting side bars or arms 2 and 3 with a forwardly extending tongue 4: dis- 7 posed between them and terminating about midway the length thereof. This top is supported in the construction shown by front, rear and central cross bars 5, 6 and 7 made integral with the runners 8 and knees or standards 9 all formed from a single piece of metal of any suitable or de-- sired shape in cross section. This piece of metal is bent intermediate of its ends to a form the front cross bar 5 which is here shown flattened intermediately of its ends atthe center thereof and slotted longitudinally as shown at 10, said slot opening horizontally and which is designed to receive the steering bar connecting link to be described. This rod or metal bar is then bent laterally from the opposite ends of this cross bar 5 and is curved to form the-front ends of the runners and the two members thereof are extended in parallel planes for a predetermined distance and then bent laterally upward to form one member 11 of the standards or knees 9, the knees at the opposite sides of the sled being of the same length.

From the inner ends of these'knee members 11 extend loops 12 arranged at right angles to the knees and extending inwardly to form the intermediate cross bar 6. These loops 12 extend inwardly toward each other at opposite sides of the top 1 and are secured thereto by a connecting bench 13 to be described. After these loops 12 have been formed, the rod is extended at right angles from the outer ends of the loops to form the other member lt of the intermediate knee9, said knees 9 at opposite sides of the sled being each formed of the 'two members 11 and 14 which are connected at their'upper ends by the laterally extending loops 12 I and which are of the same length so as to position the front and rear portions of the runners in alinement. The two members of the rod. are then extended longitudinally rearward from the lower end of the mem the rod is bent inwardly and forwardly to form reinforced ends and from the inner ends ofthese reinforced portions, the rod '18 extended upwardly substantially at right angles to form the rear standards or knees 16. The ends of the rod extend inwardly at right angles from the upper ends of the rear knees 16 and are arranged parallel with constructed from a single plate 19 provided each other to form the rear bench 17 ,the terminals of said rod being wrapped around the adjacent parallel member of the bench 17 at the base or upper end of the knee 16,

1 forming eyes 18 whereby the members of said bench are securely connected and these terminals are then driven into the sled top and preferably extended therethrough and clenched on the uppenface thereof, thereby securely connecting the rear bench 17 to the top 1 without employing any rivets or other separable fastening elements.

In Figs. 1 to 6, the bench 13 for connecting the loops 12 which constitute the intermediate cross bar 6, is here shown in the form of two substantially rectangular sheet metal plates 19 and 24 as shown in Fig. 6 The plate 19 is shown "made of heavier metal than plate '21 andris provided midway its width with two pairs of laterally extending tongues 20 and '21 which are struckout of the plate 19 andarranged in longitudinal alinement and vwhich are designed to provide prongs for connecting the bench 13 t0 the sled body or top as will be presently described. Arranged in the plate 24roppositethe tongues 20 and 21, are two transversely extending slots.22j .and 23 which are disposed in longitudinal v alinement" with each other 7 and register with 5 pairs of tongues, one loop being disposed the pairs of tongues 20 and 21 so that when said plate 19 is placed over plate 24, these slots will register "with the tongues and through which saidtongue's are designed to pass withtheir terminals pro ecting beyond the plate 2 1 to provide attaching prongs which are designedto be driven into the under face of the sled top to assist in securing the bench to the top and which are also designed to connect the loops 12 to the top, the cross bar of each loop being disposedin the space between each of the two between the tongues 20 and the other loop between the'tongues'2l. (SeeFigB). The

plate 19 has'inturned side flanges 19 which serveto space, the plate a desired distance from top 1 (see Fig. 2) and between which plate 24 is designed to lie. Plate 24 has in- J :turnedside flanges 25 which reinforce the edges thereof and serve to retain it in position in plate 19.

bIS of the plate 19 V to be folded flat against the plate as is 'ing to the direction in To assist in securing this bench 13 to the top l'for reliably connecting the cross bar to midway its width with two pairs of later- .ally extending tongues 20 and 21 which are struck out of the'plate 19 and arranged in longitudinal alinement and which are designed for securing the loops 12 to the top 1, as will be presently described. Arranged at the opposite edges ofthe'plate 19 opposite the tongues 20 and 21 are two pairs of transversely extending slots 22 and 23 which are disposed in longitudinal alinementwith each other and with the tongues 20 and 21 so that when said plate is folded longitudinally on thelinesindicated at 24: and 25 these slots will register -W1tl1tl16 tongues and through which said tongues are designed to pass with'their terminals projecting beyond the folded meinand which are designed shown in F ig. 9. This plate 19 is provided at its opposite ends 'in longitudinal alineinent with thetongues20 and 21 ith longitudinally extending tongues 28 and 29 which are designed to be bent around the opposite side edges of the top 1 and thereby secure the bench reliably to the top without the use of any rivets at all.

A metal link 30 is here shown in the form V of a bar or strip securedto the midway the length thereof. This link is -fixed intermediately of its ends to the steer- -ing bar 31.and projects beyond the front edge of said bar and is bent downwardly and forwardly and then upwardly to form a hook 33 which is adapted to be inserted through the slot 10 of the runner connecttongue. 45

ing cross bar 5' for connecting the steering barwith said cross bar. This connection of the steering bar with'the front cross bar of the runners provides for the bending of said runners laterally in either direction accordwhereby the movement of the steering-bar to either side causes the adjacent side of the loop 12 disposed on that side ofthe sled to yield and move laterally, thereby avoiding the necessity of bendingth which permits the runners to be 'madexof which the steering e runners proper,

ordinary iron and not of spring steel, therei by greatly cheapening the structure of the sled and yet accomplishing the same purpose that is accomplished by the use of steel runners. Upon the release of the steeringbar, the loops of the cross bar will spring inwardly to force the runner back into normal position.

A cross bar 3 iconnects the front ends of the arms 2 and 3 of the top 1 and is here' shown constructed of metal having tongues 35 struck laterally upward adjacent the opposite ends thereof and which are designed to pass transversely through the ends of the arms 2 and 3 and be clenched on the upper faces thereof as shown clearly in Fig. 4, thereby securely connecting these arms with said cross bar and avoiding the necessity of using any rivets or similar fastening elements.

In the form of bench shown in Figs. 8 to 11, the tongues 98 and 29 extend in a direction opposite to the tongues 20 and 21' to enable the bench to be secured to the sides of the top 1 without interfering with the operation of the front portions of the runners which will yield laterally at the loops 12 above described. The sides of the plate 19 shown in this form, are folded downwardly to form securing means for the loops 12 which are housed between said folded members and between the tongues 20 and 21, said tongues being passed through the slots 22 and 23 flat against the plate for securing the folded portions thereof in connected relation.

From the above description, it will be obvious that the sled hereinshown may be formed entirely without the use of any rivets while it is preferable that two be employed when the form of bench shown in Figs. 1 to 6 is used, otherwise, no rivets are used throughout the entire construction of the sled and yet all of the parts thereof are securely and reliably connected.

I claim as my invention l. A bench for connecting lateral extensions of sled runner standards to the top of a sled comprising a plate having pairs of laterally projecting prongs for receiving the extensions between them and for penetrating the top to provide for the connection of the plate to the top.

2. A bench for connecting lateral extensions of sled runner standards to the top of a sled comprising a plate having pairs of laterally projecting prongs for receiving the extensions between them and for penetrating the top to provide for the connecting of the plate to the top, said plate having spacing elements extending in the same direction as said prongs to prevent binding of the ex- Goplem of this patent may be obtained for and folded tensions between the plate and the sled top alined laterally extending tongues and the other having transversely extending slots registering with said tongues and through which said tonguesextend when the bench is assembled, said bench having means at its, ends to provide for its attachment to a sled top.

5. A bench for connecting lateral extensions of sled runner standards to the top of a sled, comprising two substantially rectangular sheet metal plates, one fitting within the other and each provided with inturned side flanges, one of said plates being provided midway its width with pairs of laterally extending tongues struck out of the plate and arranged in longitudinal alinement, the other plate having transversely extending slots disposed in longitudinal alinement with each other and in register with the tongues of the other plate and through which said tongues are designed to pass when the parts are assembled, said tongues being of a length sufficient to project beyond the slotted plate to form penetrating prongs for attaching the bench to a sled top, said tongues being designed to receive between them the lateral extensions of the runner standards.

6. A sled including knees provided with lateral extensions arranged parallel with OTTO PEARSON.

Witnesses Snxrus LUNDBERG, HAROLD K. LUNDBERG.

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Washington, D. C. 

